Have you ever received a hand-me-down? Chances are, if you have ever had siblings, you might have experienced receiving clothing that they no longer were using.

During the Christmas season of 2020, Acts of Peace, a ministry of the Montgomery First Church in Alabama, teamed up with the area food bank and the Montgomery Hispanic Church to deliver a unique holiday gift.

After months of varying levels of coronavirus restrictions, where people have been “locked down” with more snacks and stress and less sleep and activity than ever before, “gaining the COVID-19 pounds,” is a pretty common joke. But, is it possible to lose – not gain – weight in a pandemic?

One of the pioneers who had a great impact in the development of the Southern Union territory was James Edson White. In eight short but challenging years, 1895-1903, he made a footprint on the work that is evident 125 years later.